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Military teams from four countries joined in the frantic search for EgyptAir Flight 804 in the ocean around the Greek island of Karpathos on Friday. The search continued as Egypt's transport minister said the chances of a terrorist attack being responsible for downing the aircraft were higher than the chances of a technical failure. The disappearance of the aircraft, which was carrying 66 people, sent shares in international air carries and other tourism-related stocks downward during trading Thursday.

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